Ministers have been handed more time to head off a Commons revolt over the
rights handed to foreign criminals amid anger that too many are using
“spurious” legal claims to escape deportation.

A cross-party group of as many as 100 MPs had been due today to attempt to
stop foreign convicts from citing their right to a “private and family
life” to escape being thrown out of the country. The power is
currently given to them under Article 8 of the Human Rights Act.

However, the vote has now been put off until Monday, giving ministers more
time to consider